‘Barbie’s’ dream house

According to federal authorities, this is the house where accused drug boss Edgar Valdez Villarreal, known as “the Barbie,” was arrested on Monday in the town of Lerma, on the outskirts of Mexico City, Tuesday Aug. 31, 2010.

Looking for a mansion near Mexico City on the cheap?

You might be able to get one at a police auction in the near future if accused Texas-born narco boss Edgar Valdez Villarreal, also known as La Barbie, gets convicted. He’s charged with drug trafficking in the U.S. and was arrested last month in Mexico.

By accused drug lord standards, this property is a model of good taste and restraint. For one thing there’s no menagerie, like the one described in this Wall Street Journal story about the Mexican agency that handles seized assets. Here’s a Los Angeles Times story about “narco zoos,” in case the WSJ story is behind a pay wall.